O The First without a beginning,
and O The Everlasting in all eternity,
and O The Possessor of Power and Firm Authority,
and O The One Who is Merciful to the poor,
and O The Most Merciful of those who show mercy,
and O Peace, bestow peace on us and all Muslims,
for the sake of the dignified status
of the Master of all the (Prophetic) Messengers,
and bestow blessings and peace
on Sayyidinā Muhammad
and on his Family and Companions
and all Praise is for Allāh, Lord of the worlds.
O Allāh, we ask of You
for Your Good Pleasure and Paradise,
and we seek Your Protection
from Your displeasure and from hell-fire.
- Ratib al-Haddad.
Attributes of the Prophet Muhammad SAW Praise be to Allah, the Lord of Creations, and Peace and blessings be upon our prophet Muhammad, the faithful and the honest. Oh, Allah, we know nothing but what You teach us. You are the All- Knower, the Wise. Oh Allah, teach us what is good for us, and benefit us from what You taught us, and increase our knowledge. Show us the righteous things as righteous and help us to do them, and show us the bad things as bad and help us to keep away from them. O Allah our Lord, lead us out from the depths of darkness and illusion, unto the lights of erudition and knowledge, and from the muddy shallows of lusts unto the heavens of Your Vicinity. Dear brothers, this is the first part of the introduction to our new series: “Ways of access and signs of acceptance”, inspired by Allah’s Words: "I am only a man like you. It has been inspired to me." [Al Kahf, 110] It is as if in this ayah Allah the ...
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